Yup it's a Lizard. A Bluetongue at that. I was hoping she'd strike a pose with her tongue out. I managed to get one pic with the tongue, will post it below...
This was shot at work (recognise the table?? This is the consult table top). The lizzy is a WIRES rescue lizard we are treating, I think it is ok to give to wires to release now. You can see she is missing toes on her front leg. Most of the lizzys we get are attacked by dogs, cats, lawn mowers or cars, and occasionally brainless kids.
This Bluetongue was quite nice, more hiss than bite, and once you picked her up she just sat there poking her big blue tongue out. Cute!
In this pic you can sort of see the tongue. They're huge and flat and blue.
I was taking these pics to test the DOF of my 85mm f/1.8, wide open. As you can see in both photos, at 1m the Depth-of-Field (DOF) is VERY thin. You can see a line of "in focus" area on the table top. DOF less than 1 inch? Not much room for error there. However, the lens is quite remarkable even wide open. Sure, it's not going to win any prizes or out resolve my 60D, but it is more than capable of producing an image sharp enough for A4 prints, wide open. Even more capable at f/2.2-2.5
I have read a lot of people on the net say things like "once I got my La La La (insert whatever) zoom, I have never used my 85mm f/1.8 ever again. All I can say is, I can't see myself putting this lens away in a hurry. I have 24-105mm f/4L zoom, and 70-200 f/4L zoom, and they both produce images much sharper than a lot of cheaper zooms, but they not in the same league as the fast primes. Youhave to try real hard to get this limited DOF in one of those f/4 zooms. Even at f/2.8 the DOF is larger and the bokeh harsher.
It's not a deal breaker. The convenience of a zoom cannot be underestimated. But it is almost like saying "ever since I got my Subaru Forrester my Porsche and my Land Cruiser have never left the garage. Different tools for different jobs. The one that does them both, does neither job the best.
Just my thoughts.
I have to tidy the house and get some rest. Tomorrow my family returns from India - I can hardly wait. The house has been grimly quiet. It does mean less time for P365 - I hope it all still pans out!
These were shot 85mm f/1.8 on a 60D, iso100, 1/80s, flash on ETTL triggered by YN ST-E2. I had forgotten my manual flashes so had to use my 420EX.
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